How does the Windows kernel implement multitasking?

[ProfRon]

You ever wonder how Windows juggles all those apps without crashing? The kernel's like a sneaky referee in there. It slices time into tiny bits for each program. I mean, you click on something, and bam, it pauses the rest.

That scheduler thing picks winners constantly. It eyes up priorities and CPU hunger. Your game gets more slices if it's hogging power. I swear, it feels magical when you multitask.

Processes stay separate, like roommates with their own rooms. Threads zip around inside them, doing the real work. You launch a browser, and threads fetch pages quick. The kernel swaps them out smooth as butter.

It watches memory too, handing out chunks fairly. No app starves while another gorges. I bet you've felt that lag when things overload. The kernel hustles to balance the chaos.

Interrupts pop up from hardware, yanking focus sharp. A key press? Kernel notes it, queues the task. You type away, oblivious to the frenzy underneath. It all hums without you noticing much.

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